Favorite Kick

[matt.m]

Tae Kwon Do is known for its beautiful kicking. My question to everyone is: What is your favorite kick?

I don't mean in sparring or anything specific scenerio wise. I just mean in general.

Mine happens to be the jump spinning crescent.

 

[exile]

Tae Kwon Do is known for its beautiful kicking. My question to everyone is: What is your favorite kick?

I don't mean in sparring or anything specific scenerio wise. I just mean in general.

Mine happens to be the jump spinning crescent.

Compared with the jump s. c. kick, this is going to be very boring, Matt---just the plain old rear leg side kick, done very slowly and held at mid height for a good long time.

 

[Sirius]

Well, it depends on who's doing them. My personal favorite kick to do is a padachagi. But my favorite one to see is my friend's roundhouse to the head. His technique is so perfect-it's literally a thing of beauty.

 

[Yeti]

I really like the tornado crescent kick. It just feels good.

 

[terryl965]

A perfect sidekick for me to watch a tornado kick

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

I have to say that I like them all. However, I have been saved on more than one occasion by a good roundhouse kick so that is the kick for me!

 

[exile]

I have to say that I like them all. However, I have been saved on more than one occasion by a good roundhouse kick so that is the kick for me!

Brian---when you've been in those situations, what was your striking target on the assailant's body? I assume you were wearing shoes and struck with the upper surface of your foot (?)

 

[searcher]

I like a good lead leg side kick or lead leg hook kick. If I am feeling flashy a nice 540 hook is always fun.

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

Brian---when you've been in those situations, what was your striking target on the assailant's body? I assume you were wearing shoes and struck with the upper surface of your foot (?)

Targets were knees and thighs and I used my shin.

 

[TraditionalTKD]

Side kick and all its variations: regular, back side kick, jumping back side kick, sliding side kick, jumping side kick.

 

[exile]

Targets were knees and thighs and I used my shin.

Shin into knee---gotta hurt! What part of the thigh do you aim for ideally---part just above the knee, or higher up? Maybe it doesn't matter, if you land it hard enough...

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

On the inside of the thigh I would aim for about midway up which would address the femoral nerve. On the outside above the knee is the common peroneal pressure point and farther up is the sciatic nerve. Those are definately what you want to be addressing for a pressure nerve point malfunction. (definately for law enforcement, corrections, security usage)
For sheer skeletal damage it is hard to beat taking out a knee for ending a physical confrontation and allowing you to establish control.

 

[exile]

On the inside of the thigh I would aim for about midway up which would address the femoral nerve. On the outside above the knee is the common peroneal pressure point and farther up is the sciatic nerve. Those are definately what you want to be addressing for a pressure nerve point malfunction. (definately for law enforcement, corrections, security usage)

I've irritated my sciatic nerve running at various times and it can be painful enough to make you nauseous, so yes, a good hard strike there would do it. And the part of the thigh just over the knee is nice and exposed...

For sheer skeletal damage it is hard to beat taking out a knee for ending a physical confrontation and allowing you to establish control.

A good hard side kick or roundhous to the side of the knee is going blow the joint apart---knee probably won't ever be quite right again even w/surgery.

And best of all, those kicks aren't easy to block or counter. Pretty's not so important to me...

 

[fireman00]

stepping/ spinning back side kick to: knee, thigh, waist, belly button, chest. Covers distance and you can pick up a lot of momentum before impact.

 

[The Kidd]

I would have to go with the Tornado for flash or sparring a good turn side.

 

[terryl965]

I would have to go with the Tornado for flash or sparring a good turn side.

Hello Kid and welcome to Mt, May I suggest you go to the meet and greet section and give some background about you.
I see you are from Texas where abouts?
I'm in the DFW area myself

Take care and looking for some great input from you

 

[Miles]

I love the side kick-nothing fancy, but it is a thing of simplicity and power.

Miles

 

[Kacey]

Front kick - deceptively simple, but difficult to properly master, unexpected (who uses front kick, after all) and easy to modify into a large number of other kicks.

 

[searcher]

Front kick - deceptively simple, but difficult to properly master, unexpected (who uses front kick, after all) and easy to modify into a large number of other kicks.

Do you prefer the snap or pushing style front kick?

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

And best of all, those kicks aren't easy to block or counter. Pretty's not so important to me...

Pretty is not important to me either!